Engine - Out of Orion / Nova Media

Harr-Ell Prusky may not be a name that trips off the tongue that frequently, but as the mainman of legendary trance act California Sunshine, he’s a force to be reckoned with. Adrenalin Drum is a dark, metallic project that means business and focuses on the hypnotic elements of sounds, creating a trance vacuum that’s a good place to be. 131 Lords uses looonng samples from a martial arts movie around a dark micro-beat. Electric Desert pay homage to that great psytrance tradition, the "sample off The Matrix", by using more per track second than any other tune that’s gone before it. Possibly. Luckily, it’s a killer with or without Larry Fishburne, with a huge synth riff and more side-to-side movement than the crew of the starship enterprise in an asteroid belt. The Maze features one of the cutest, dizziest little acid lines in a long while, and the extreme-goa flair of Adrenalindrum vs Wizzy Noise is a joy to behold. Magic Woods is a downpitched nightmare of twisted treetrunks and bad acid that’ll have you running screaming to daddy, its huge breakdown making the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. The overall effect is an innovative, funky, aggressive little album that’s truly out on its own. And it kicks ass. A lot.